Car structure.



B. D. JONES. GAE STRUCTURE. AYPLIOATION FILED MAY 22, 1914.

Patented Oct. 20, 1914.

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B. D. JONES.

GAR STRUCTURE. APPLICATION FILED MAY 22, 1914.

Patented 0011.20, 19% r 2 BHEETS'fSHBET 2.

VIII/II BELDEN D. JONES, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS,-ASSIGNOR TO CAMEL COMPANY, on cnicaeo,

ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF MAINE.

can STRUCTURE.

Specification of Iietters Patent.

Patented Oct. 20, 1914.

Substitute r01 application Serial No. 706,967,fi1ed July 1, 1912. This application filed May 22, 1914. Serial i No. 840,167.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BELDEN D. .Jonns, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have Invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Car Structures of which the fdllowing is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in car structures and more particularly to the door, openings in such structures and the means for mounting the door to close such openings.

Among the salient objects of the invention are to provide in a construction of the type above mentioned a door offset from the main side wall of the car; to utilize a constituent element of the car structure to close the upper end of the offset door openings; to provide a construction in which the door is supported and confined adjacent the outer edge of the offset door openings; to insure a weatherproof joint at the upper end of the door opening; to secure the above advantages by a construction'which will permit of the use of commercial forms of metallic bars; and in general to provide an improved construction of the character referred to which may be economically manufactured and readily assembled.

The invention further resides in various features of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter disclosed. 1 1 In the drawing, Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevation showing my invention applied to a freight can. Fig. 2 is an enlarged rag-- mental-y horizontal section partly broken away. Fig. 3is an enlarged fragmentary vertical section of the car and door partly broken away intermediate the top and bot tom portions thereof.

Referring first to the general construction of the freight car as shown in the drawings, it will be noticed that 1 designates the car as a whole 2 the outer metallic framing, on

the inner side of which is positioned the usual sheathing 3; 4 designates the roofing, 5 the flooring, and (lithe door opening. At each sideofthe door opening'are' wooden posts 7 and 8,--the parts above mentioned moved back and forward on being of the usual construction. The posts 7 and S are however oflset outwardly and coiiperatingtherewith are metallic members 9 and 10, these being preferably formed of commercially rolled 2 bars fastened both to the door'posts and the car sides. That portionof the floor which tends outwardbeyond the car sides a short distance, and this extension is supported by asill member 11 extending along the carside beneath the flooringextension. The upper surface of this extension is provided with a guard plate 12 which has a down wardly turned flange 12 forminga protection for the end of the flooring. The guard plate 12 and sill 11 are riveted or otherwise secured together as shown in 3. The upper portion of this offset space is covered by plate 12- which may be of any desired configuration but is preferably formed as a partof the upper side plate 18. In the particular constructiondisclosed in the drawings, this side plate is ofZ bar construction, and is arranged with its parallel webs extending in horizontal planes, and its central web is positioned substan tially in the vertical plane of the car side. Upon the upper horizontal web 13' of the side plate 13 is positioned the roof 4 which is securedthereto by means of bolts 15 which extend through filler members 4. As shown in Fig. 3 the roof is provided with metallic plates having downwardly projecting marginal portions lal which are secured by means of rivets 14 to thev'ertical web of the side plate 13. The arrangement above defined will prevent any moisture passing over the top of the side plate 1 3 into the car, and the integral lower horizontal flange 12 which extends over the door opening extension, provides a guard for the upper end of this portion. 1

' It is necessary that the door for closing the projected door opening be so mounted that while it will effectively prevent any rain or other moisture from entering the interior of the car, it'will nevertheless be easily its track. 'I

is positloned intermediate the posts 7 and 8 exsecure this result preferably by the followcent to the lower horizont ing arrangement of parts. A track member 16 is formed of a Z bar having parallel horizontal flanges 20 and 18, and a connecting vertical flange 19. The upper horizontal flange of the bar 16 is ositionedadjaa l flange 12" of the side plate 13 and is secured thereto by rivet 17, thou h it is obvious that this'flange could be welded or otherwise fastened together; 'l he door 22 is provided at its upper end w'ith'a plurality o whee1s'2l mounted on r llers '23 journaled on suitable brackets 24 w ich are bolted as shown at 25 to the outer face of the door. These wheels run upon a track which comprises the lower ho'r' ontal flange 18 of.-the Z bar 16. It an be noticed that this Z bar 16 has its vertical, ,flange 19 positioned outward a slight distance from the plane of the outer edge of the door opening, andin the space thus formed there extends a vertical flange, 26==which cooperates with the vertical flange 19 of the 2 bar 16 to prevent the wheel 21 item leaving its track 18. 'This vertical ,ila'nge 26 is preferably a part of a Z bar E27 fastened at the upperedge of the door to form a suitable guard therefor.

The arrangement of parts as above defined igefi'ectively prevents thepassing of any water into either the car or the door opening space as follows: Any water falling upon that por- {tion of the roof inside of the plane of the car side will be efi'ectively carried Oil" by. the

roof itself, and inasmuch as the top of the door opening space is guarded by the flange 112" of the Z bar 13 which isin' turn pro-- 'tected by the down-turned edges of the roofing sheets, no water can pass into'the car at this point. Any moisture falling upon the whe or its track 18 is prevented from passing into door opening space by means of the vertical flange 21 whichextends upward a considerable distance. beyond {the}; plane of the track. The wheel is thus not- 7 only prevented from lateral displacement from its track but the same elements serve;

to prevent any moisture passing to the inside of the car. y

.Means' are also provided for preventing any passage of water or other .moiSture through the vertical edges of the door structure. The door post guard 9 has secured thereto a flat metal plate 31, slightly spaced away from the central flange of the Z shaped member 9 by a suitable spacer 31.

This forms anopen ended vertical extending channel 32 at one side of the door o ening. The plate 31 is extended outwardly ybnd' the edgeof the door opening, and has its "outer end 33 positioned in the path of the movement of the door 22, forming a door' stop.- Any moisture which leaks through the end of the door and the stop 33 will pass into the open ended channel 32 and be drained off to the ground.

Means are also provided for preventing any moisture from entering the car at the opposite end of the door opening, namely: thatadjacent the door post 8 and its guard 10. vIt is necessary, however, that such moisture preventing means does not interfere with the sliding of the door beyond the door post as would clearly be the case if a stop were employed similar to the stop 33 at the opposite end of the door. An angle iron 34 has one end of its angle, such as 35, bolted to the outer face of the door and its opposite end 37 bent around the corner of the door substantially parallel with the end thereof. The end 37 of the flange 37 of the angle bar extends inward a slight distancebeyond the plane of the inside face of the door. It is to be noticed, however that the flange 37 is spaced from the end, 0 the door to form a drainage opening 38.

.-The space between the inner end 37" of the flange 37 and the Z bar guard 10 is however i I sealed by a hook shaped extension 39 carried by the plate 39 which is bolted to the web of the 2 bar 10. Any water therefore leaking past the joint between the ends of theplate 39 and the flange 37 willpass into the drainage space 38 and be discharged at the lower end of such space.

It will be obvious from the foregoing description that thedoor is spaced-acons1derable distance from the plane of the car side,

and that this desired result is obtained without additional supportingmembers. While I have shown'the Z bar 16 secured to th e roof-supporting side plate of-the car, 1t,1s

obvious that it might be carried by a bar not performing the roof-supporting functions.,, Howeverythe utilizing of the side plate as shown not only avoids the use of additional-members but insures that the .uppenend ofthe supportingmember Wlll beadequately protected-from moisture passing' therethrou'gln Iclaimz. w v e 1.- The combination with a car body provided witha doo'r opexiingpositionedoutward beyond the plane of the our side and;

a door adapted to be moved across said tion of said Z bar and coiipera'ting therewith to prevent lateral movement of the door.

opening, of a track for. supportingisaid door at its upper end, comprising a Z bar- 2. The combination with a car body having a 2 bar side plate arran e'd wlth its central web extendin .vertica y substantially in the plane 0 the car sideand its upper web extending inward beyond said plane 8111f} its lower w eb extending horizontally outward beyond the plane of the car side, of a door opening having the lower horizontal web of the car plate closing its upper edge, a door for closing said opening, said cloor having a, roller at its upper end,

and a track for supporting said roller com- 

